Thread: WAAS GPS vario?
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Old January 13th 09, 08:45 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Darryl Ramm
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Default WAAS GPS vario?

On Jan 13, 12:25*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jan 13, 12:38*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:

I believe the Cambridge 302 uses it's accelerometers for
this, but also have heard rumors that this was never really fully
developed in the software.


More than a rumor I think. *My recollection is that it was
experimented with but never implemented in any way. *You can read the
accerolemeter values on one of the data pages though.

Andy


It would be interesting to know what they did and if there is anything
used for gust filtering etc.

The accelerometer (or one axis of it) is used for the slow flight
warning, as can be demonstrated by playing around with the glider near
the low-speed threshold.

Darryl